Colorado schools with mascots like "Savages" and "Reds" would have to change the derogatory American Indian symbols or face monthly fines under a bill just introduced in the Colorado legislature. At least 25 schools have such mascots. Many others have already made the switch to something less offensive, but others have not changed despite recommendations, said bill sponsor and Wheat Ridge Democrat Sen. Jessie Danielson. Her proposal would ban American Indian mascots in public schools, including colleges and universities, and give them until June, 1, 2022, to remove the mascots. If they don't, they'd face a monthly fine of $25,000. "It's long overdue," Glenn Morris of the Colorado chapter of the American Indian Movement said. "There's just no logical justification for them continuing it and it's just a matter of privilege getting in the way of doing the right thing." Schools like Arapahoe High School and Strasburg High School that have existing agreements about their mascots with native tribes may be exempt from the ban, though that is still being discussed, Danielson said. The effort comes as people, governments and sports teams across the country are examining racist symbols in public places. Last fall, a geographic naming board in Colorado… Read full this story
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